diff --git a/include/HostAlert.h b/include/HostAlert.h
index ec10d7824b..539479faa0 100644
--- a/include/HostAlert.h
+++ b/include/HostAlert.h
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ class HostAlert {
      Adds to the passed `serializer` (generated with `getAlertSerializer`) information specific to this alert
    */
   virtual ndpi_serializer* getAlertJSON(ndpi_serializer* serializer)  { return serializer; }  
+  void init(HostCheckID _check_id, std::string _check_name, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg);
 
  public:
+  HostAlert(HostCheckID check_id, std::string check_name, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg);
   HostAlert(HostCheck *c, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg);
   virtual ~HostAlert();
 
diff --git a/src/HostAlert.cpp b/src/HostAlert.cpp
index fac45831b2..bf52f0816e 100644
--- a/src/HostAlert.cpp
+++ b/src/HostAlert.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
-HostAlert::HostAlert(HostCheck *c, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg) {
+void HostAlert::init(HostCheckID _check_id, std::string _check_name, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg) {
   host = h;
   expiring = released = false;
-  check_id = c->getID();
-  check_name = c->getName();
+  check_id = _check_id;
+  check_name = _check_name;
   engage_time = time(NULL);
   release_time = 0;
   cli_pctg = _cli_pctg;
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ HostAlert::HostAlert(HostCheck *c, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg) {
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+HostAlert::HostAlert(HostCheckID _check_id, std::string _check_name, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg) {
+  init(_check_id, _check_name, h, _cli_pctg);
+}
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
+HostAlert::HostAlert(HostCheck *c, Host *h, risk_percentage _cli_pctg) {
+  init(c->getID(), c->getName(), h, _cli_pctg);
+}
+
+/* **************************************************** */
+
 HostAlert::~HostAlert() {
 }